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Groundwater can be a significant pathway for phosphorus transfer to surface water in certain
circumstances. The transfer of ecologically significant quantities of phosphorus has been
established in the western Irish limestone lowlands (Kilroy and Coxon, 2005). Thin, or absent,
soils and subsoils which overlie conduit dominated karst aquifers provide little opportunity for
phosphorus attenuation (See Figures 1 and 2). In addition, in this karst region, groundwater
often provides the majority of surface water flow (see Table 1). Therefore the contribution of
groundwater phosphorus to surface water bodies can be important.

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